Robotic Versus Keyhole Surgery for Deep Endometriosis Patients
Compares robot-assisted and standard keyhole surgery for deep endometriosis in adults.
Key facts
- Who runs it
- University of Oulu
- Where
- Oulu, FinlandSee the site
- Trial code
- Registry title
- Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Surgery for Deep Endometriosis
- Status
- Recruiting
- People taking part
- 70 people, planned
- Started
- 3 Oct 2022
- Expected to end
- 31 Dec 2026
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Record updated
- 6 December 2024
Who can take part
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for women aged 18 to 50 with deep endometriosis shown on MRI, who have symptoms and need surgery. It compares robot-assisted and conventional laparoscopic surgery.
- Age
- 18 to 50 years
- Sex
- Women only
- Disease stage
- Deep endometriosis diagnosed by MRI, with symptoms, where surgery is indicated.
Main reasons for not taking part
- ASA class above 3
- Recurring rectosigmoid endometriosis
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification) 1-3
- Diagnosed deep endometriosis (MRI)
- Patient has symptoms
- Operative treatment is indicated
- Patient is able to give informed consent
Who cannot take part
- ASA > 3
- Recurring rectosigmoid endometriosis
Check if you might fit
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 18 and 50 years old?
Where in Finland
- Northern Ostrobothnia Hospital DistrictOulu, FinlandContact: KoivurovaTaking people
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
The objective of this study is to examine whether robot-assisted laparoscopy is superior compared to conventional laparoscopy as regards to patient outcome.
The 2 groups in the trial
- Robot-assisted laparoscopyTreatment being tested
Surgery for deep endometriosis using robot-assisted laparoscopy.
Treatment: Minimally invasive surgery
- Conventional laparoscopyExisting treatment, for comparison
Surgery for deep endometriosis using conventional laparoscopy.
Treatment: Minimally invasive surgery
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Surgery for Severe Deep Endometriosis: a Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial
- Plain-language title
- Robotic Versus Keyhole Surgery for Deep Endometriosis PatientsGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
- AI summary
- From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
- Fit questions
- Built from NCT05179109, who can take part
- Record updated
- 6 December 2024